Early Morning Fire Guts Norfolk Barn
Forty firefighters respond from five towns By Avice Meehan Adair Mali often sleeps with earplugs but dispensed with them on the night of Aug. 18, tired after a night at Tanglewood with her husband, Antonio Guindon, and another couple. Thank goodness she did. At about 4:20 a.m. Mali awoke to a “loud crackling noise” and […]
Ann Curtiss Scoville’s Artwork Comes to Norfolk
“Dancers” to become the third addition to Norfolk Sculpture Trail By Colleen Gundlach Art and history will meet in Norfolk this fall when a sculpture by Ann Curtiss Scoville is installed in the town center. The installation marks a homecoming of sorts for the artist who was born in Norfolk in 1919. Ann Curtiss was […]
Norfolk Sculptor’s Raven Lands at The Mount
By Patricia Platt A bronze sculpture by Norfolk artist Jon Riedeman is on view through Oct. 24 at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Lenox, Mass. The work is one of two dozen large-scale sculptures selected for this year’s juried exhibition, which carries the theme “Flourish” and celebrates connection, growth, hope and resilience. The exhibition […]
Norfolk Garden Gets National Attention
Smithsonian recognizes Roger Mitchell’s restoration of a Marian Coffin garden By Joseph Kelly A Norfolk garden designed by a leading 20th century landscape architect that was left to languish in disrepair for decades before being resurrected by its current owner, Roger Mitchell, is now receiving national attention through its inclusion in the Smithsonian Archives of […]
Litchfield County Choral Union Closes 2026 Season
Celebrating America’s 250th birthday By Jude Mead The Litchfield County Choral Union (LCCU) brought its 2026 summer season to a stirring close on Sunday, Aug. 2, with “From Roots to Promise: Singing America at 250,” an ambitious program that celebrated the country’s musical traditions while looking toward its future. The concert featured the LCCU anthem […]
Haystack Book Festival Returns to Norfolk
Nationally recognized authors offer conversation and insights By Ann DeCerbo Book lovers, curious minds and anyone who enjoys a lively conversation about ideas have plenty to look forward to next month when the Haystack Book Festival returns to Norfolk Oct. 2–4 with events at Infinity Hall, the Norfolk Library and Great Mountain Forest. A program […]
Fire and Circus Arts on the Green
By Jude Mead Matica Circus, a professional performing group based in Harwinton, Conn., brought an unforgettable combination of fire, acrobatics and circus arts to the Norfolk Village Green for the grand finale of the season of the Friday Nights on the Green summer concert series. The high-energy performance captivated the crowd with dramatic fire spinning, […]
Humpback Whales at the Norfolk Library
by Jude Mead Imagine stepping inside the enormous body of a humpback whale! Children and families at the Norfolk Library had the chance to do just that when The Whalemobile brought Nile, its life-sized inflatable humpback whale, to the library for a special Summer Reading Finale. As the culminating program of the summer reading program, […]
BOTELLE BEAT: New Faces for a New Year
By Kevin D. Case Botelle School opened its doors for the 2026-2027 school year this past Wednesday, Aug 26, with 62 pre-Kindergarten through grade 6 students enrolled, an increase of seven students over the past school year. On hand to greet our new and returning students were some new faces of staff members recently hired. […]
Botelle Ushers in a New Year
The first day of school dawned cool and cloudy, but no one seemed to notice. Students arrived at Botelle Elementary School on Aug. 26 via bus, car and firetruck (complete with siren). Some students, like Daphne Rutolo who walked her older sister to the bus, will have to wait for the start of the pre-Kindergarten […]
